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ERIC ED397681: Choosing an Indigenous Official Language for Nigeria.

A discussion of the choice of official languages in Nigeria first gives an overview of the current language situation in Nigeria, particularly of indigenous language usage, sketches the history of English, French, and Anglo-Nigerian Pidgin (ANP) both before and after independence, outlines the main proposals for language planning, and draws some conclusions about possible directions to be taken. Sociolinguistic profiles of the main languages (English, ANP, Hausa, Yoruba, and Ibo) are presented in both narrative and chart form, and include information about: their status in education at all lev…